Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-28
EAST FORT WORTH.
Go -day's Grsat Sale OF the Handsome ADA
ton Across The River.

60 days Grsat Sale OF the 8andsoma Addi
ton Across ,hs River.
The Eas Fort Worta property is quite
generally known as Sylvania among the
citizaZe of Fort Worth, who have viewed
the Improvements on this handsome sd-
diti0n with much interest.
When 1t was finally determined by q
number of the eastern railroad owners
ara managers, that Fort Worth was the
key point for Texas, Ghsir plans were laid
accordingly. Some OF the executives
of these various roads who possessed this
information before 1t H&s made public
formed an association a1cng themselves,
and three or four Of their numosr came
to our city last spring and quietly pur-
chased 5..e beautiful grove OF 4l5 acres
adjoining the eastern city limits.
After this purchase was COM
pleted 1t gradually leaked out
thai Fort Worth was looked upon SIS the
point for the railroad center CO Texas,
and that most Of the heavy trUuk lines OF
the s0uthws 81 were pointing this Wsy.
TIE selection of this trscJ was made g.
G time when the cltZsrs generally were
uniformed of these prospects. Having
al abundance to pick from,
it is quite natural that the
ground selected by these gentlemen
was the haudsomest piece adjoining the
has been cleared up, streets graded and
graveled, 8 park laid out and reserya-
tiOn made for university.
To say it is handsome does not convey
an idea of the property. It mas become a
fsvorite drive for city people and count
less cffers have been made to
buy the lots at private sale,
bat the policy Of the management has
been to decline any and all offers OF this
character aud hold the piece intscs until
the public sale to-day snd tomorrow.
Il is learned that many lots have been
selected by residents, who expect to bid
them In at the sale, and thera ia knowl-
edge of g heavy deposit at one OF the city
banks, made with instructions TO "use 1t
in the purchase Of East Fort Worth lots
st the best figures you can obtain"
A prominent real estate owner stated
that ''if the lots don't go over 5000 each
there is from IS to 100 per cent. profit to
the buyer before Christmas"
Il is understood that 'ousses and car
riages will be used to furnish visitors free
transportation to and from the grounds
Parties who DO not readily
secure transportation csn be accommo-
dated by calling at the compAny's
headquarters at Post & Co.'s office, 504
Main street. where plsts can be had.
The hospitality OF Fort Worth citizeus is
prover5isl and it can be illustrated il no
better wsy than to show the visiting
friends and strangers the city in private
conveysnces, as Inc Public vehicles will
be used TO their utmost capacity.
At O'Clock this morning train filed
with excprsionists from Chicago, Ksas6s
City and other eastern cities, arrived On
the southbound Missouri Pacific expTess
The passengers came with the exRreS.
purpose Of viewing Sglysnis, and it D tbs
FIRST visit of many of them TO II xssa II
addition to this, several cars OF Califorajf
excursionists arrived over the same rUaS
q. 8 O'Clock, many of whom viii mail
over in Fort Worth for twentyRtanT hours
and will also attend the sal& ~